North Queensland Cowboys vs St. George Illawarra Dragons – Regular Season – Preview & Prediction | NRL 2023

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THE FACTS

When is North Queensland Cowboys vs St. George Illawarra Dragons on and what time does it start? North Queensland Cowboys vs St. George Illawarra Dragons will take place on Saturday 13th May, 2023 – 08:30 (UK)

Where is North Queensland Cowboys vs St. George Illawarra Dragons taking place? North Queensland Cowboys vs St. George Illawarra Dragons will take place at Queensland Country Bank Stadium in Townsville, Australia

Where can I get tickets for North Queensland Cowboys vs St. George Illawarra Dragons? Click here for ticket information on 2023 NRL matches

What channel is North Queensland Cowboys vs St. George Illawarra Dragons on? Sky Sports Arena will be televising selected NRL games in the UK and you can find their schedule here. For Australian broadcasters, you can find a list here

Where can I stream North Queensland Cowboys vs St. George Illawarra Dragons? If televised on Sky Sports, then subscribers will be able to stream the match live via Sky Go. Alternatively, the match will be available to subscribers of Watch NRL

THE TEAM NEWS

NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS

• North Queensland Cowboys did what was required to land the win in poor conditions as they secured a surprise win over Sydney Roosters last week.
• That is now two wins in their last three for the Cows and they will hope to build on that record on home soil as they aim to make it back-to-back wins for the first time this season with the same 17 named to play.

Starting 13: Drinkwater, Feldt, Holmes, Hiku, Taulagi, Dearden, Townsend, McLean, Robson, Hess, Luki, Gosiewski, Cotter – Interchanges: Granville, Dunn, Taunoa-Brown, Finefeuiaki – Reserves: Price, Elliot

Unavailable: Luciano Leilua (Stood down), James Tamou (Injured), Griffin Neame (Injured), Jason Taumalolo (Injured), Jeremiah Nanai (Suspended), Tom Chester (Injured)

ST. GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS

• The pressure continues to pile on St. George Illawarra Dragons head coach Anthony Griffin as they suffered a fifth successive loss, going down to bottom side Wests Tigers last week.
• There is an alarming lack of quality throughout the ranks but despite their troubles, the beleaguered boss has opted to retain the services of the same side that featured last time out.

Starting 13: Sloan, Mat. Feagai, Suli, Max Feagai, Ravalawa, Amone, B. Hunt, De Belin, Mbye, Lawrie, Burns, Su’A, Bird – Interchanges: Sullivan, M. Molo, Murdoch-Masila, Kerr – Reserves: Couchman, J. Hunt

Unavailable: Cody Ramsey (Illness), Tyrell Fuimaono (Injured), Francis Molo (Suspended), Mikaele Ravalawa (Injured)

THE PREDICTION

North Queensland Cowboys will be desperate to find some consistency as they aim to climb their way up the ladder and get back into top eight contention. They have struggled to string back-to-back efforts together this season and now go in search of making it successive wins for the first time this year. For St. George Illawarra Dragons, it is apparent that they will be battling to avoid the wooden spoon and a sixth consecutive defeat is surely on the cards in this one.